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DK Unveils Anthony Daniels’ Memoir, I AM C-3PO: The Inside Story at Star Wars Celebration

Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels (best known as the golden droid, C-3PO) revealed the title and jacket of his upcoming memoir, I AM C-3PO: The Inside Story in the DK booth at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago on Saturday, April 13. With help from Penguin Random House colleagues, an in-booth photo op with 100 eager fans, and many more on-lookers, followed the reveal. Daniels had previously teased the reveal in the highly anticipated Episode IX panel, as well as during an appearance on The Star Wars Show Live! Continue reading →

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Give Back for World Book Day

At Penguin Random House, as a global community of book lovers, today and every day is World Book Day. We believe in the power of books to transform lives and are passionate about making a positive difference in the world with our publishing and by giving back to local communities around the world. Continue reading →

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Random House to Publish THE BEAUTIFUL ONES by Prince This Fall

Random House is thrilled to announce the publication on October 29, 2019, of THE BEAUTIFUL ONES by Prince, the American artistic visionary—singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker. Originally acquired from Prince in 2016, this newly envisioned memoir will feature never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets written in Prince’s own hand, and the early pages of the memoir Prince began writing before his death, framed by an introduction from Dan Piepenbring, the writer handpicked by Prince to collaborate on this project. World rights were acquired by Chris Jackson from Esther Newberg and Dan Kirschen at ICM Partners. The memoir is being published in an exclusive partnership and in collaboration with the Prince Estate. Continue reading →

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Five of Our Authors on TIME 100 List

Five authors published by Penguin Random House are on the 16^th annual TIME 100 Most Influential People List: Michelle Obama, among the Icons, as well as Marlon James, Samin Nosrat , Chrissy Teigen and Tara Westover, among the Pioneers. The 2019 honorees were revealed late last week and are featured in TIME magazine’s April 29 – May 6 double-issue print edition. The TIME 100 gala takes place on Tuesday, April 23, in New York City. Continue reading →

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PYR Team “High Fives” PRH Colleagues in Celebration of National High Five Day, New HIGH FIVE Book

In celebration of yesterday’s National High Five Day and the release of HIGH FIVE (Dial Books for Young Readers; on sale Tuesday, April 16), the highly anticipated new picture book from the creators of DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, members of the Penguin Young Readers team spent Thursday morning in the 1745 Broadway lobby greeting everyone with a high five. Continue reading →

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Friday Reads: Library of America

On April 12^th, Library of America (LOA), a Penguin Random House Publisher Services (PRHPS) client, was honored at The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony with Los Angeles Times’ Innovator’s Award for bringing cultural heritage “into the future.”

Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual Book Prizes that include the Innovator’s Award, which recognizes the people and institutions that bring books, publishing, journalism, ideas and storytelling into the future. LOA joins such recent recipients as Margaret Atwood, John Green, Dave Eggers, LeVar Burton, Powell’s Bookstore, and Glory Edim of Well-Read Black Girl, among others. (Library of America) Continue reading →

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Doubleday’s Bill Thomas and “K” Author Tyler Kepner Capture the Craft of MLB’s Strikeout Artists

From New York Times baseball columnist Tyler Kepner, K: The History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, published by Doubleday, is an enthralling look at the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching. Kepner traces the colorful stories and fascinating folklore behind baseball’s ten major pitches. Each chapter highlights a different pitch, from the fastball, curve and slider, to the knuckleball, cutter and spitball. Each pitch has its own history, evolving through the decades as the masters pass it down to the next generation. Continue reading →

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Vote for Our “One Book One New York” Finalist: Fatima Farheen Mirza’s A PLACE FOR US

There is still time to vote for Fatima Farheen Mirza’s A PLACE FOR US (SJP for Hogarth), our Penguin Random House finalist for the 2019 “One Book, One New York” campaign, the citywide initiative that brings book-loving New Yorkers together to read the same book at the same time. Throughout the month of April (deadline is April 30), you can cast your vote here to help determine the one book NYC will read together. To view all five of this year’s “One Book, One New York” finalists, click here. Continue reading →

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Cantú, Makkai, Braithwaite Win L.A. Times Book Prizes, PRHPS Client Receives Innovator’s Award

The Los Angeles Times announced the winners its 39th annual Book Prizes, including three titles published by Penguin Random House imprints, on Friday, April 12, at the University of Southern California, preceding last weekend’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Library of America, a Penguin Random House Publisher Services client, was honored with the Innovator’s Award, which spotlights efforts to bring books, publishing and storytelling into the future. Continue reading →

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There’s a Book for That: Environmental Classics

Protect our Planet! Earth Day, Monday, April 22, marks nearly 50 years since millions of people took to the streets to protest industrial pollution on April 22, 1970. In July of that year, the Environmental Protection Agency was created and now Earth Day is a global event with 192 countries participating. Coordinated by The Earth Day Network, it is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. To support greener living as as well as global and local conservation efforts (inspired by our PRH Social Impact Committee), Penguin Random House is launching PRH Green Week on Earth Day. As the countdown continues, check out the following classics that inspire a deeper appreciation of our beautiful, fragile planet: Continue reading →

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